English Explanatory Dictionary

Kirkby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename
  2. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).
  3. A small village in Osgodby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0692).
  4. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5306).
  5. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɝbi/ /ˈkɜːbi/ En-uk-Kirkby.ogg

Word forms

Kirkby Kirkbys

Etymology

From kirk + -by. From Old Scandinavian / Old Norse kirkja+býr, a village with a church.

Related words

Kirby

Derived words

Kirby Kirkby-in-Ashfield Kirkby-in-Furness Kirkby Ireleth Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Mallory Kirkby Stephen Kirkby Thore Kirkby Woodhouse South Kirkby
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